Ricky made a Shadowy Replication during his seclusion.
He had almost reached the peak level in this skill. Next, he wanted to practice the cultivation of the
Flesh Replication.
To say that it was difficult to cultivate the Flesh Replication was a major understatement!
It must be cultivated based on the Shadowy Replication, so Ricky would need to leave many outside
affairs to his Shadowy Replication to deal with. In that way, he could concentrate on familiarizing
himself and improving his cultivation of the Flesh Replication.
This time he only had one month to cultivate in seclusion, so he had no time to waste.
That was the second reason why he created his Shadowy Replication.
Ricky used the Devourer Zone to separate the ancient mammoth's tusk with its enormous energy. He
made his Shadowy Replication carry the tusk, the Iron Justice Saber, and Amelia's long whip into the
Chaotic Fire Zone.
After that, he left his Shadowy Replication in charge of the weapons there.
Ricky gave Tina a part of the tusk's tremendous energy.
This was because if Amelia refined all the energy the tusk contained, she might not be able to control it,
and she might inadvertently summon the Thunderstroke Doom when she was not ready yet.
Obviously, the three of them didn't want that to happen, so Amelia had to give up a part of the whole
energy.
Ricky first refined the tusk's energy. And with its help, he planned to break through and become a two-
star lower spiritual emperor.
He could have made a breakthrough after he had left the ancestral land of the human devils and
merged with the grand humanoid tree earlier, but he had made too many breakthroughs during that
period in the ancestral land of the human devils. Thus, he needed time to consolidate his realm before
he proceeded to the next stage.
Now, it was the right time for him to make another breakthrough.
The six zones were working simultaneously to absorb the refined energy. Meanwhile, Ricky obtained a
better understanding of the ruling power. The spiritual emperors' breakthrough did not only involve the
increase of one's strength but also the comprehension capability of all kinds of ruling powers.
He could easily comprehend thanks to the six zones. And with the help of the Chaos Manual and the
Ancestral Intent Formula, he had nothing to worry about concerning his comprehension.
This must be Ricky's most remarkable aspect, and it was also the reason why he could break through
quickly at this stage.
In other words, the regained spiritual meridian, and the Chaos blood power he awakened, were all he
had. These two were the foundation of everything else he obtained.
His regained spiritual meridian made him the most talented person in the world, and his Chaos blood
power made him as strong as any genius in the world.
It took him a total of twenty days to finish the entire breakthrough process.
'It's really difficult to break through while in the emperor realm! I have reached the breakthrough point,
but it still took me twenty days to completely break through!' Ricky sighed in his heart.
During the past twenty days, the Shadowy Replication had integrated some of the tusk into the Iron
Justice Saber and Amelia's long whip separately.
Ricky's Iron Justice Saber became more powerful once it was fused with the tusk. He had a feeling that
if he used the Iron Justice Saber in the future, he would be able to use about ten percent more of its
strength, which could be a critical turning point in his future battles.
Of course, the progress of Amelia's whip was not any less.
He was also delighted that the Iron Justice Saber finally had its complete psychic intelligence, although
it was still about as smart as a baby—for now.
Now that he was a spiritual emperor, he believed that its psychic intelligence would mature after some
time. And by that time, his Iron Justice Saber's strength would have also evolved to a higher level.
'There are still ten days before the opening of the Emperor Beast Swamp. My real body has no time to
refine the Chaotic Sword Intent Herb, so I have to ask my Shadowy Replication for help,' Ricky thought
to himself.
"It's good that you have the Shadowy Replication to help with your refinement. The more you use the
replication, the more beneficial it is for your cultivation of the Flesh Replication. In other words, by using
it, you have actually already begun practicing the Flesh Replication," the Dragon Intent Grass said.
"I'm really looking forward to the Flesh Replication!" Ricky nodded. "Once I have grasped it fully, my
fighting capacity will greatly increase. I won't have to fear, even if I face a large number of enemies.
If I can cultivate the highest Soul Replication, then it is really..."
"Oh, stop daydreaming! Think about those things after you cultivate the Flesh Replication successfully!"
the Dragon Intent Grass rudely interrupted.
Ricky spent the next ten days consolidating the realm as a two-star lower spiritual emperor with his real
body, while his Shadowy Replication continued cultivating the Chaotic Sword Intent Herb in the Chaotic
Fire Zone.
Since it was Shadowy Replication who was refining the Chaotic Sword Intent Herb, the speed was
naturally slower than if his real body did it.
But that was perfectly all right, as this task was not in a hurry.
He thought that it was worth it to become a two-star lower spiritual emperor, for it would greatly
increase his chips for this trip to the Emperor Beast Swamp. He believed that his strength would not be
inferior to a lot of geniuses under a hundred years old from many Sage Level forces in the endless
mountain.
Edie had also told him that Sage Level forces like them had joined together to make the rule that for
each time the Emperor Beast Swamp opened, only geniuses under a hundred years old were allowed
to enter.
As soon as the time was up, Edie came to invite him.
So, Ricky put the two ladies into the Massacring Zone and set off with Edie.
Soon, a man and a woman met up with them, and Edie eagerly introduced them.
The man named Flint was handsome and graceful, and he was the direct descendant of one of the
saints of the Wind-Mountain Alliance. The woman named Winifred had a beautiful face and a charming
figure, and she was a favorite junior of the other saint.
All in all, Edie, Flint, and Winifred were the most talented and powerful geniuses under a hundred years
old in the Wind-Mountain Alliance.
On their way to the endless mountain, Winifred showed some interest in Ricky since he was quite
famous in the endless mountain.
Besides, as the core geniuses of the Wind-Mountain Alliance, they could have found out Ricky's
identity, just as Edie had.
In sharp contrast to Winifred, Flint was a little jealous of Ricky. He could not hide the slight killing intent
that seeped out of him whenever he looked at Ricky.
Ricky didn't take that against him, for he understood that many talents were envious of each other.
However, he was puzzled because most of Flint's jealousy seemed to be related to Edie.
For example, every time Ricky talked to Edie, Flint's killing intent would flare out like he could not help
it.
His hatred was so intense that he might have killed Ricky a hundred times in just a few hours that they
were together.
Naturally, Edie only needed to look at Flint with censure, and the latter would fold like a little primrose
flower.
"Winifred, may I ask you something?" Ricky curiously asked Winifred, using his internal power.
"Do you want to ask the reason why Flint is so unkind to you?" Winifred immediately asked, smiling at
Ricky in amusement.
"Yes, I don't have any conflict with him. Even if he is jealous, he shouldn't have such a strong
murderous intent. Besides, it seems that he wants to kill me just because I have a good relationship
with Edie. Or perhaps, Flint likes men, and the man he likes is Edie. Am I right?"
Ricky answered.
"Ha-ha, you are right!" Winifred admitted after hearing Ricky's words.
"Damn! I can't believe it's true!" Ricky initially asked that as a joke, so he was incredibly surprised to
hear her answer.
"It is true. But anyway, you are only half right!" Winifred said mysteriously.
"What do you mean?" Ricky was confused.
"I'm sorry, but it's not my secret to tell. It's Edie's choice whether he wants to tell you or not. Perhaps,
you can ask him about it yourself," Winifred suggested. "Anyway, I wanted to ask whether you were
once an incredible demi-spiritual emperor."
"Sort of," Ricky responded.
"Sort of? So, does that mean that you admit it!?" asked Winifred with great astonishment.
Ricky didn't even notice her surprise because he was still thinking about what she had implied. He was
a bit confused and a little curious as well.
However, he couldn't ask Edie why Flint liked him.
If he did that, he was sure that Edie would be furious. He would likely fight him too. After all, Ricky had
said that he looked like a woman several times before, and each time, Edie responded with annoyance.
Soon, the four of them had arrived without being noticed. They found themselves in an abyss in an
endless forest, as it was the place where the Emperor Beast Swamp would
appear.
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